[FRIAM] Kudos to the social scientists

[Prof David West]

deja vu all over again

the hearts and minds campaign in vietnam used anthropologists
extensively.  One result - a schism in the American Anthropological
Association and the formation of the Society for Concerned Asian
Scholars.  The very first professional convention I went to as an
anthropologist was in San Francisco when this split occurred.  

Ruth Benedict was an even earlier example - hired to provide insight
into Japanese culture in WWII.

I was on the side that thought the government was offering an unethical
activity for the anthropology profession.

dave west

On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:40:10 -0700, "Glen E. P. Ropella"
<gepr at tempusdictum.com> said:
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